VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2009 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN, Model Year: 2009, Model line: JETTA, Model: VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2009Pages: 477, PDF Size: 77.6 MB
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Use windo w clean er o r a s ilicon e re mo ver to re
mo ve rubb er, oil , gre a se and sili con e depo sit s.
Wax d epo sit s have to be re m ove d w it h a sp ecial
cl ea ner.
d ep os its o n th e w indshi eld co uld
cau se the w ip er bl ad es to rub. windo w clea ner
s p ec ifica lly fo r re m ov ing w ax w ill stop th e bla d es
fr om rubbin g if add ed to the w in dshi eld was h
wa te r. Gr ease re m ov ing cl ea ners w ill n ot re m ove
depo sit s.
WARNING
P oor v isib ility in creases the risk of co lli sion s
a nd other acciden ts.
Cleaning windshi eld wiper blades
Wiper bl ades b e clean ed re gularly.
C le an wip e r b lad es a re important so th at
y ou ca n see .
Use a so ft clot h to r em ove dust and dirt
from the w in dsh ie ld wip er blad es.
Care of rubber gaskets
WARNING (continued)
• Always make s ure a ll wind ows are clear of
i ce, s now, and cond ensatio n for good visib ility
out the wind shi eld , s ide and rear wind ows.
pr eve nt dirt from bein g ground a gainst th e gl ass
when you pu ll the scrap er ba ck tow ard s yo u ...
U se wi ndow clean er to clea n th e wind
s h ie ld wiper blade s. U se a sponge or a
cloth to remo ve stubborn dirt.
46. _,.
If g ask ets a re w ell maintain ed, the y will not fre eze as e asily .
Use a sof t cloth to r emove du st and dirt
f rom the rubber gaske ts.
Spra y rubb er gasket s wi th ur
u se anoth er ve hicle care produ ct to k eep
th em sof t an d pr eve nt fr e ezin g.
20 Cleaning and protection
The ru bber sea ls on the d oors, wi ndows etc. will
r e m ain pli ab le and la st lon ger if trea te d
with a sui table produ ct (fo r ex ample sili
co ne spra y).
C ar in g for rub ber se als w ill also preve nt pr ema
ture a gin g and lea ks. T he doors w ill be eas ie r lo
o pe n. If ru bb er sea ls are we ll ma intain ed ,
w ill n ot free ze a s eas ily in wint er._,.
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Locks
Lock cylinders can freeze in winter.
To d e-ic e th e lo ck cylin ders use a sp ecial lo ck
cy lind er de- ice r spra y wit h lubri cating anti ·
corrosive
Cleaning chrome parts
- Cle an chrom e part s wi th a damp cloth.
- Po lish chrome part s with a so ft, dry
cloth .
You can als o u se s pecial chrome cleaner.
C hrome cleaners will help re mov e surfa ce grime
a nd stain s from chrom e surf aces.
Cleaning alloy wheels
Every two weeks
- Was h sa lt and brake du st off alloy
w heel s.
- Use an ac id free dete rgen t to clean the
w hee ls .
Every three months
- Appl y a har d wax compound to the
w hee ls .
Li ght alloy whee ls req uire reg ular car e re mo ve
road sa il a nd brak e by reg ularl y wa shi ng w hee ls, other wise fini sh will du ll and they
wi ll be hard lo clean.
Alwa ys use a n ac id-fr ee dete rge nt for alloy
w heel s.
Do not u se vehicle polis h or oth er abra sive
u cts . I f prot ective coat ing is damag ed , fo r amp le by s tone impact, th e dama ged area
s h ould be re pair ed imm edi ate ly.
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Note
To pre vent scra tc hin g chrom e surfaces:
• Do not use an abra sive care pro duct on
c hr om e.
• Do
clean or polish chr ome are or dusty or clean or p olish in sand y
o r dusty
WARNING
I mp roper use of power washers ca n ca use rious, invis ible and permanent tire damage
l ead ing to tire failure and lo ss of ve hicle
trol.
• Neve r was h tires with a jet that sprays the
water out in a direct stream eve n from a
tance or for a very short time.
WARNING
Wet brak es or brake s coated wi th ice or road
sa lt react slower and need longer sto pping
tan ces.
• Carefu lly appl y brak es for a
• Always dry brake s and clea n off ice ings and salt coating s with a few cauti ous
brake applications.
• Alw ays read and h eed all WAR NIN GS
8, " Brakin g pow er and braking
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Chassis
The unde rbody of the v eh icle is coated to help p rotect it from corrosion and
damage.
The und ercoat in g co uld be damag ed d uring
n ormal use. We recommend 1h a1 1h e und er
coali ng on th e ve hicl e and 1h e prot ec1ive c oat
in gs o n 1he s usp ension be inspec 1e d . a nd re
pa ired if necessary, befo re and afte r 1h c wint er
seaso n.
R ep a ir wor k and ad
V o lk swagen d ealer or qualified workshop.
Cleaning the engine compartment
WARNING
The exhaust sys le m ge ts very hot w hen th e ve
hi cle is dri ven and can ca use fire res ultin g in
se riou s perso nal inju ry.
• Never a pply additi onal und ercoa ting or
ru st proo fing o n or near the ex haust m ani fold,
ex haust pip es, cata ly ti c co nverter o r lhe hea t
Be especia lly ca refu l when cleaning the engine compartm ent!
Anti -c o rrosion tr eatment
The e ngin e compar1m en 1 i s 1r ea 1e d at the fa c
tor y to help preve nl corro sio n 34.
Good corro sion prole clion i s pa rlicula rly imp or
lant in 1he win ie r whe re roa d salt is use d. To pre
ve nt salt dama ge, th e entir e en gin e co mpa rt
m ent sh oul d be th oro ugh ly cleaned before and
after the sa lting p eriod.
Y our auth oriz e d Vol kswagen dea ler h as the
ri gh t cl eaners and pr eserv a tives a nd th e neces
sary e quipm en t to apply 1h cm correc 1ly. \Ve rec
o m mend havi ng
wor k perfo rmed b y an au
t h o riz ed Vo lkswage n dea le r.
Co rros io n pro tec tio n is usuall y remove d when
t h e e ngi ne co mpar1m cn 1 is cl ea ned with grease
s o lve nts . W hen eve r
engin e is clean ed , mak e
s u re that corros ion pro1 ec1io n is app lied 10 all
s urface s, sea ms, jo inl s an d co mponents in 1h e
e n g in e compa r1m en1.
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WARNING
T he eng ine c omp artm ent of a ny mo tor ve hicle
i s a po te nti ally dangero us area a nd ca n ca use
se rious perso nal inju ry.
• Always read and h eed a ll WA RN IN GS
34 be fore wor king in th e e ngin e co m
pa rlm ent .
c£> For the sake of en v ir o nm ent
Fuel. grease an d oil d epo sit s can run off
th e e ngin e is wash ed. Th e po llu1 ed was te mu st pass throu gh an oil sepa rator befo re di s
po sal. H ave th e e ng in e clean ed only by an au
t h ori ze d V olk sw agen de aler or other qua li fied
wo rksh op that has the nec ess ary e qui pmen1 10
prot ect th e
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Care of the vehicle interior
Cleaning plastic parts and the instrument panel
Use a cl ean, damp cloth to clean plastic
part s and th e in strum ent pan el.
If thi s doe s no t w ork , u se a sp ec ial sol
vent-fr ee pla stic cleaning produ ct.
WARNING
Using solven ts on surfaces where airbags arc
l ocated can change the way a irbags deploy in
a cras h.
Applies to vehi cles: with wooden in ter ior trim
Cleaning wooden trim
Clean the woo den trim with a cl ea n
moi st cloth.
If thi s does not pro vid e sat isfac tory re
s ult s, u se a
gentl e soap soluti on.
Ap plies lo vehi cles : w it h fabric tr im and cloth sea t cove rs
WARN ING (continu ed)
• Never clean the instrument panel and the
s urface s above a irbag module s with cleanin g
p roducts containing solve nts.
• Product s co ntaining solven ts will change
th e properties of the plastics and may cause
pla stic part s to break and fly around when the
ai rb ag deploys in a crash causing injury.
Note
Clea nin g produc ts t hat co ntain solven ts w ill
d ama ge plastic material s.
Note
C lea nin g produ cts th at co ntain w ill
dama ge plast ic m ate ri als.
Cleaning cloth seat covers and fabric trim
Clo th seat cover s and fabric trim on the d oors,
hea dliner e tc . c an be cleane d w ith sp ecial
cl ean ers or w ith dry foam a nd a so ft bru sh.
Appl ies lo vehicles: with leather seal covers
Cleaning leather
Normal cleaning
Moisten a cotton or woole n cloth with
wate r and wip e over the lea ther sur faces.
Removing stubborn dirt
Stu bborn dirt can be re mo ved usin g
cloth m oistened wi th a mild soap solution
( pur e liqu id soa p: two tab lespoons diluted
in one quart (lit er) of wa ter).
Do not le t the wate r soak th ro ugh the
l ea ther or soak into the seams
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Then wipe o ff with a soft , dr y clo th.
Leather care
T he lea ther should be trea te d r egu la rl y
(a bout twi ce a ye ar) wi th a spec ial leather
ca re produ ct.
A ppl y th ese produ cts very s parin gly.
- Then w ipe o ff an y excess w ith dry
cloth .
Beca use of high qu ality lea ther used in your
ve hicle. its have sensito g rease a nd din , A deg ree of care is
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req uired in everyday use an d maint ainin g
l eat her.
and in pores a nd sea ms can scra tc h
a nd d am age the surf ace. If the ve hicl e is left
s ta ndin g in th e sun for lo ng peri ods, pro tec t th e
l ea ther aga inst dir ec t sunli ght
10 pr eve nt it from
fa din g. H oweve r, slig ht colo r vari atio n s in hi gh
q ualit y natur al l ea ther are normal.
p olis h. s hoe cre am ,
s p o l re m ove rs o r sim ilar pro ducts o n leather.
• To avoid dam ag e, slU bbo rn
sh ou ld be
re move d by th at ha ve sp ecia l k n ow le d ge
a nd experi ence le ath er
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Applies to vehicles : with Alcan tara seat covers
Cleaning Alcantara ®
Removing dust and dirt
Moisten a cloth and w ipe do wn the seat
cove rs.
Removing stains
Mois ten a cloth with lukewarm wa te r.
Dab at the st ain. Start at the outside and
w ork inward.
Do not use lea ther clean ing products on Al
ca ntara seat covers.
Yo u may use a su itable sh ampoo o n dust and
dirt.
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Dus t and g rit in the pores and sea ms ca n scratch
a nd dam age the surfa ce. If the is le ft standing
in sun for long periods, the leat her shoul d be
p ro tec ted against direct su nli gh t prevent it
from fad ing. H oweve r, s li g ht co lor variation s will
ar ise in no rm al use .
Note
• Do not use so lve nts, wax polish, shoe cre am,
spot re mo vers or simi lar products on Alca ntara ®
• To avoid dam age, s tubborn sta ins sh ou ld b e
r emoved by a speciali st clean ing
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Cleaning safety belts
A dirty safety belt can prevent a safety belt from working properly.
Keep safety belt s clean and check all safety
b elt s for damag e reg ularly.
Cleaning safety belts
-Carefu lly pull the dirty safety belt out of
the retrac tor and leave it spooled out.
- C le an the dirty safety belts with a
gentle
soa p so lut ion.
- Let the sa fety belt fabr ic dry.
- Do not roll up the safety belt until it is
comple te ly dry.
Th e automa tic bel t w ill n ot be ab le to roll back
prop erl y if ther e is dirt on th e belt .
WARNING
Damaged safety belts reduce the overall effec
tivene ss of the safe ty belts and increase the
risk of serious persona l injury and death
wheneve r a vehicle i s being used.
• Damaged safety belts must b e replaced,
the y canno t be repaired.
• Never use chemical cleaning agents, so l
ve nts or any substa nce that ma y damage or
wea ken the safety belt webbing or any other
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WARNING (continu ed)
part s that make up the seat belt. Never le t the
belt s come into contact with corros ive fluid s.
• Imm ediately replace damaged safety belts
wi th the correct replacement belts provided
by an authorized Volkswage n dealer or quali
fied works hop. Replacement after a crash may
be ne cessary even if a safety belt does not have
v is ibl e damage.
• Check the condi tion of all safety belts at
regular interval s. If you notice that the belt
webbing, hardware , retrac tor or buckle of any
of the safe ty belts is d amaged, the belt must
imm ediately be replaced by an authorized
Vo lk swagen dealer or qualified workshop .
• Never attempt to repair a damaged safety
belt yourse lf. Never remove or modify the
safety belts in any way.
• Be sure to read and h eed the information
and a ll WARNINGS
2.1 "Safety
fir st", chapter "Safety belts."
Note
Aft er cl eanin g the saf ety belts , a lwa ys allow
th em to d ry complet ely befor e le tting th em roll
up into th e re tra cto r to pre vent th e re tractor
fr om b eing damaged.
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Accessories, new parts, repairs and modifications
Accessories and parts
Always con sult an authori zed Volk swagen dealer before purchasing accessorie s
and parts for your vehicle.
Your vehicl e is des ign ed to offe r a hi gh stand ard
o f a cti ve an d pass ive sa fe ty.
Pl ease co nsult an author ize d Vo lkswagen deale r
for advice befo re insta llin g accessor ies, re pla ce
m en t part s or other e quipm en t.
Au thori zed Volk swage n dea le rs ha ve the la tes t
information fr om th e manuf actur er and can rec
ommend a ccessori es a nd part s
are suit abl e
fo r yo ur vehicle and perso nal r equir em ent s.
They can also help answer questions you mi ght
h ave reg arding official reg ulati ons.
We r ecommend you onl y use appro ved Volk
swage n accessories and genuine Volkswagen
part s® . Th ese part s and accessor ies have bee n
eva luate d b y Vo lkswage n for suit abilit y, reli
a bility and safet y. Th e Vo lksw age n d eal ers hip s
h ave the necess ary ex peri ence and faciliti es
ensure th at th e part s are prop erly .
Vo lkswage n ca nnot ass um e re spon sibili ty fo r
any after-ma rket n on -Vo lk swage n part s use d,
e ven if th ese parts have bee n app rove d by an of
fi ci al t es tin g age ncy or a rc cove re d by a n offici al
ce rtificat e or sea l of ap prov al.
WARNING
Improp er ve hicle equipm ent or mod ifica tions
ca n ca use damag e to th e vehicle and serious
personal injury.
fr, WARNING (continued)
• In th e intere st of safety, we urge you to u se
only authorized Volkswagen accessories and
genuine Volkswagen parts® that h ave been
designed to be used on your vehicle.
WARNING
I mp rop er ca re, servicing and repair proce
dure s can increase the risk of personal injury
and death by preventing an airbag from de
ploying when needed or deploying an airbag
unexpectedl y.
• Neve r place or attach accessories or other
objects (such as cup holders, telephone
brackets, no te pad s, large , h eavy or bul ky ob
je cts ) on the doors, on the windshield , o ve r or
near the area marked "AIRBAG" on the
s tee rin g w heel, in strum ent pane l, seat back
re sts or between those area s and your self.
• Object s on or near the surface s
air
ba gs are located can come loose and cause se
r iou s per sonal injury in a crash, especially
w hen the airbags inflate.
• Be sur e to r ead and h eed the inform ation
a nd all WA RN INGS
2.1 "Safety
fir st", chapt er "Airba g sys te m. ",..
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Repairs and technical modifications
Repairs and modifications must always be carried out according to the manufac
turer's specifications
Unauthorized modifications to th e e lectronic
component s or software in the vehicle may
cause
E lectro nic comp o
nents are linked toget her in networks and other
sys tems may be nega tive ly affected by improper
m odificat ions or improperly installed accesso
ries. Thi s can se riously impair safety and lead to
excessive wear o f components.
Changing the vehicle's sus pens io n system can
change the way that the Advanced
Sys tem performs in a crash. For example, usin g
t ir e-rim combinations not approved by Volk
swagen, lower ing the vehicle, changi ng the stiff
ness of the suspension, including the spring s,
suspension struts, shock absorbers can chan ge
the forces that are measured by the airbag sen
so rs and sent to the con trol unit. Some su spen
s ion changes can, for exa mpl e, incr ease the force
levels measured by the sensors and make the
airbag system dep loy in crashes in which it
wou ld not deploy if the changes had not been
made. Other kinds of changes may reduce the
force levels measured by the sensors and pre
vent the airbag from deploying when it sho uld.
We recommend that all necessary work be per
formed by an authorized Volkswagen deale r
using genuine Volkswagen parts ®.
WARNING
Imp roperly performed modifications or other
work that is not properly performed on your
ve hicle can cause malfunctions leading to ac
cidents and serious pe rsonal injury.
• Never install suspension components that
d o not have the same performance character
i stics as the components originally installed
on your vehicle. Never use tire-r im comb ina
tions th at have not been approved by Volk
swage n.
WARNING
Improper care, servicing and repa ir proce
dures can increase the risk of personal injury
a nd death by preventing an a irbag from de
p lo ying w hen needed or deploying an airbag
unexpected ly.
• Chang ing th e vehicle's su spens ion in
cluding use of unapproved t ire- rim combina
tions can change Advanced Ai rbag perfor
mance and increase the risk of serious per
sona l inju ry in a crash.
• Be sure to read and heed the info rmatio n
a n d all WARN INGS
2. 1 "Safety
fir st", c hapte r "Airbag
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Cellular phones and CB radios
will need an antenna for cellular phones and CB radio s
Volk swa gen h as a pproved your vehicle fo r use
w ith cellul ar phon es and CB r adio s prov iding
th e fo llowi ng co ndition s:
• correc t in sta ll ation of outside antenn a,
• transm itting pow er is no more than a m ax
imum of
JO wa tts.
A n outs ide ante nna is nee ded
g ive the eq uip
m ent it s opt imal range and pr eve lll in terfer
ence with elec troni cs in th e vehicle.
I f y ou want to use a ce llul ar phone or a CB ra dio
w ith a tran smillin g powe r g re at er than 10 watts,
fir st ch eck wit h a auth orize d Vo lksw agen dea le r.
Ce llul ar phone s and CB radios s houl d be in
s ta lled only by a qualified worksh op or by your
a uthori zed Vo lkswage n deale r.
Carefu lly fo llow the o perat ing in stru ction s for
yo ur cellula r te lep hon e or CB radi o.
WARNING
• Always concentrate on your driving, and the road. Driver di str act ion causes acci
dents!
• Alwa ys set v olume le vels so that you can
clearl y hear horn s, sire n s a nd oth er warning
sounds outside the vehicle.
WARNING (continued )
• Using a cellul ar te lephone or CB radio in
side the vehicle without having a separate out
s ide antenna can be dangerous to your health
and that of your passengers because th e elec
tromagnetic radiation energy that the se de
vice s emit may be above esta blish ed limit s.
• Never attach anything, including acce sso
ries (for example cup holders or teleph one
brackets) to the airbag covers or within the
airbag d eployment zone.
• Objects on or near the surface s where air
bags are located can come loo se and cause se
riou s personal injury
if the airbag deploy s 2.1 "Safety first", chapter "Airbag
system."
Note
Improper in stallation of cellular te le phon es, CB
ra dios or other electro nic compon ent s can
ca use oth er ve hicl e systems to malfunction. Th e
m os t co mmon causes of fault s ar e:
• no ex te rnal
• incorrec tly insta lled ex te rnal antenna,
• tran smitting power in excess of 10 wa tts.
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